阅读理解。      World" s Amazing Festivals El Colacho: The Baby-Jumping Festival
     In this festival, grown men jump over newborns, with their parents" permission. Wearing
scary costumes, the Spanish men attempt to "clean" babies of evil. The town has observed
the strange practice since 1620, and any onlookers (旁观者) who seem to be in need of a
quick exorcism(~) are pulled into the event, as well.
     Hadakamatsuri : The Naked (裸露的) Festival
     This is a Japanese festival where participants wear little clothing. Naked Festivals are
held in dozens of places throughout Japan every year, usually in summer or winter. Hidden
somewhere in these men is one fully naked man. Touching him is believed to bring good luck.
     The Monkey Buffet (自助餐) Festival
     Every year, about 600 monkeys are invited to eat fruits and vegetables during an annual
feast in Thailand. It is held in honour Rama, the greatest of the gods. It is said that Rama
once rewarded his friend Hanuman, the Monkey King, with some land. Organizers of the
annual Monkey Bullet use more than 3,000kg of fruits and vegetables to prepare for the
festival.
     The Cheese Rolling Festival
     This event is held in England. Though it might sound very gentle, cheese-rolling is
actually very dangerous. Running down a very steep hill behind a 7-pound wheel of cheese
can be very dangerous. In fact, the police have attempted to ban the event, but participants
have refused to carry out the ban. Men and their cheese wheels cannot be separated so
easily. So what happens during a cheese roll? Simple: The cheese is set rolling down the hill,
and the racers run down the hill after the cheese. However, as the cheese can reach speeds
of up to 70 miles per hour, it rarely happens that someone catches the cheese. The first to
reach the bottom wins the cheese.

Names of the Festivals	Time	Nation	Cebrations
El Colacho	Since 1620	1.____	In scary costumes, grown men jump over newborns in an attempt to drive    2.____ away.
Hadakamatsuri	Usually in summer or in 3.____	4.____	Find one fully naked man among many men who are wearing very  little clothing and touch him. It is believed to bring 85.___ luck.
The Monkey Buffet Festival		Thailand	About 6.____ monkeys are invited to eat fruits and vegetables during the annual feast made up of more than  7 ____ kg of fruits and vegetables.
The Cheese Rolling Festival		8.___	A 7 -pound wheel of cheese is set rolling down a 9.___ and people race down the hill after it. The first to reach the bottom wins the 10.____
1. Spain   2. evil   3. winter   4. Japan    5. good 6. 600   7. 3,0000   8. England   9. hill   10. cheese
完形填空。
In history,a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback．He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows．The work was dirty,tiring and not very well paid．      People in the western states had to __1__ cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern __2__．But someone had to __3__ the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad．This was the job of a cowboy．Sometimes the __4__ was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as __5__ as six months to move the cattle．The __6__ was long but the cattle were driven __7__ as not to lose __8__．Then they could be sold at a good price．      Most cowboys were young, __9__ men．A good horse _10__ their job of moving cattle much easier．A good cowboy __11__ cows and knew how to control them．At night,he __12__ to the cows to keep them calm．      In the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of __13__ and cities．The cowboy seemed __14__ compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs．      Today,the __15__ of cowboys has __16__ greatly．One change is the use of trucks．The job is not so hard __17__ it used to be．And cowboys are better __18__ now．They are _19__ to be married．Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers．Some work for big companies． __20__ at night and on weekends,they become cowboys．These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low．
(     )1.A．get         (     )2.A．markets     (     )3.A．deal with   (     )4.A．road       (     )5.A．good       (     )6.A．journey     (     )7.A．hurriedly   (     )8.A．mind       (     )9.A．unmarried   (     )10.A．had       (     )11.A．recognized (     )12.A．whispered (     )13.A．towns     (     )14.A．free       (     )15.A．manner     (     )16.A．changed   (     )17.A．that       (     )18.A．known     (     )19.A．afraid     (     )20.A．Because	B．buy       B．countries B．find out   B．railroad   B．much       B．trip       B．smoothly   B．direction B．proud     B．made       B．understood B．shouted   B．factories B．brave     B．job       B．developed B．as         B．paid       B．eager     B．And	C．sell       C．cities     C．look after C．state     C．long       C．tour       C．slowly     C．head       C．strong     C．found     C．owned     C．cried     C．companies C．easy       C．life       C．improved   C．which     C．treated   C．worried   C．When	D．raise     D．stories   D．pay off   D．farm     D．far       D．travel   D．carefully D．weight   D．educated D．helped   D．kept     D．sang     D．villages D．pleased   D．mind     D．realized D．what     D．dressed   D．likely   D．But
阅读理解。
Japanese people,who never miss a chance to be photographed,were lining up to get their pictures on a postage stamp．Vanity(虚荣)stamps with personal photographs went on sale for the first time in Japan as part of an international postage stamp exhibition．The customer"s photo was taken with a digital camera and then printed on stamp sheets,a process that takes about five minutes．Sold in a sheet of 10 stamps for $8．80,little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo,each stamp printed a different scene from a traditional painting along with the photo．      The stamps can be used normally to mail a letter,and postal officials hope they will help encourage interest in letter writing in the Internet age．"Certainly e-mail is a useful method of communication,but letters are fun in a different way,"said Hatsumi Shimizu an official in the Post Ministry．"We want to show young people that letters can be fun too．"      While similar stamp sheets appeared in Australia in 1999 and are now sold in some nations and territories, Japan"s fondness for commemorative photos is likely to make them especially popular here．Indeed,officials had prepared 1 000 sheets but they were sold out in less than 30 minutes．Although the stamps are currently only available as a special service during the exhibition,postal officials said they may start selling them on a regular basis in the future．
1．The best title of this passage might be______．
A．Never Miss a Chance to be Photographed       B．Your Own Face on a Postage Stamp C．First Japanese Postage Stamps with a Photo     D．Letters are as Fun as E-mails
2．By saying"little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo",the author really means______．
A．this service is not very expensive       B.the cost of this service is very high C．food in Tokyo is very dear             D．$8．80 is a very small amount of money
3．The purpose of this activity is______．
A．to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting B．to make more stamps for normal use C．to draw interest in writing letters D．to satisfy Japan"s fondness of commemorative photos
4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Japanese people like to take photos． B．This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters． C．Japanese people can get this kind of stamps easily after the stamp exhibition． D．This service is more popular in Japan than in other places．
阅读理解.
When you think of an artist, you probably think of someone painting on canvas (画布). But Guido Daniele creates fantastic paintings of birds, elephants, tigers, and giraffes by painting on skin. Born in Soverato, Italy, Guido Daniele has been called " Hand Gogh" (after artist Vincent van Gogh) since he began creating works of art on people"s hands in 1990.     Painting on the hands can be a challenge because, unlike canvas, the skin moves when rubbed. Daniele"s models must remain perfectly still for hours as he paints. He often uses his daughter and his son as his "canvases".      Before he can begin to create his "manimals" ( the artist"s name for his hand animals), Daniele studies photographs of the animal that he will be painting in order to be able to understand its character and give it life. "Next," he says, "I look at the hand from different perspectives (视角) ,and I begin to imagine what is the best way to position the hand for me to paint the animal. "He also studies the skin of the model, preferring it to have little hair and few blemishes (瑕疵).      Daniele starts by drawing on the model"s hand with a pencil. He next paints the skin using watercolors made specifically for body art. The eyes of Daniele"s painted animals look amazingly real, and they are the most difficult part to paint.      Paintings on hands must eventually be washed away. Guido Daniele says that he"s gotten used to this part and that he doesn"t really mind seeing his work washed down the drain (排水沟)."Tomorrow, I will paint the next one. The important thing is to take many good photo- graphs before washing the hand!"
1. Daniele"s paintings are mainly about _____.
A. scenery B. plants C; stories D. animals
2. In paragraph 3 the author mainly tells us _____.
A. what Daniele needs to do before painting B. why Daniele chooses to paint "animals" C. how Daniele develops this own style of painting D. how Daniele paints on the skin of his models
3. How does Daniele feel about the fact that his paintings must be washed away?
A. He feels disappointed at this. B. He cares little about this. C. He is satisfied to see this. D. He in fact can"t accept this.
4. What do we learn about Daniele from the passage?
A. His real name is Hand Gogh. B. His works are mainly drawn with pencils. C. He is an artist who taints on hands. D. He often asks his wife to be his model.
阅读理解
Cultural differences in business entertaining include problems such as whom one entertains and where and how one entertains. In countries where status is important, it is not advisable to invite people of different statuses to the same dinner party. Americans will often invite people to their homes. However, in some societies the home is considered too personal, unworthy, or too small to serve as a proper place for business entertaining. In some countries there is a "help yourself" method of entertaining done in the home. This method does not work well when entertaining people whose culture teaches them to wait to be asked three times before accepting an offer of food. For example, a Chinese guest went hungry all the evening without eating though he was quite hungry because he was too shy to take food after only being asked to do so once. In another case, an American woman executive(负责人) was being entertained in London. After having the tea served, the American woman helped herself to cream and sugar rather than waiting to be served. The English hostess was upset by the thought that she was not serving quickly enough.      As a general rule, a small gift from your home country is OK. A gift that is tied to the particular interest of the person is especially good. Gifts for children are also well received. Be careful that the "hometown" gift you are bringing to Singapore is not made in Hong Kong. Because many gifts carry symbolic meanings, it is always best to seek the advice of a cultural information before selecting gifts. The giving of large gifts, or payments for special service, should only be carried out after talking with legal department in the home and host culture.
1. It is no good inviting people of different social positions to the same party in the country where ____.
A. people don"t pay any attention to your positions B. people care much about their statuses C. entertainment is important D. entertainment is not advisable
2. The Chinese guest is taken for an example to show ________.
A. that offering food should not be made too early B. a "help yourself" method works well in this case C. that accepting an offer of food should be made later D. a "help yourself" method does not work well in some cases
3. The passage infers that American women like _________.
A. a "help yourself" method   B. waiting to be served   C. a slow service     D. cream and sugar
4. _________ is especially proper, when you are invited to a dinner party.
A. A big gift B. Large payment as a gift C. A small gift from one"s home D. A gift form Singapore
阅读理解
How words came into being is unknown. All we assume(推测)is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other. Later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be put together to show those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words.      The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up to our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we tire, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.      Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings. This clever use of words is what  we call literary style(文体). Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can express his  meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears, We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make our speech silly and common.
1. We learn from the text that language might have begun with         .
A. expressions       B. sounds       C. signs         D. actions
2.What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?
A. The relation of human experience with words.     B. The importance of old words C. The gradual change and development of words.   D.The learning of new words.
3. In the last paragraph, what does the author suggest that we should do?
A.Learn poems by heart.                   B. Make musical speeches C. Use words skillfully.                   D. Associate with listeners.